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RISC stands for Reduced Instruction Set Computer.
 
  
 
The basis of a RISC processor is that it has a relatively small set of possible instructions, but it executes those instructions very fast.
 
The basis of a RISC processor is that it has a relatively small set of possible instructions, but it executes those instructions very fast.
  
A RISC processor can be compared to a [[CISC]] processor.
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The model [[Unknown]] {{verify}} was the first RISC-based server and [[OS/400]] [[V3R6]] was the first operating system version
  
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Revision as of 17:57, 28 February 2007

RISC is an acronym which stands for Reduced Instruction Set Computer.

The basis of a RISC processor is that it has a relatively small set of possible instructions, but it executes those instructions very fast.

The model Unknown [verification needed] was the first RISC-based server and OS/400 V3R6 was the first operating system version

See also: CISC processor

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